Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02


with ann1e eafa exnsiient enTm Is RKown.
kna liktle mttsMfion has Ia the pam been
nfgua 20 iaa cusafgstion. Apclea. pears
ard annall fruits etAafn 4 sfxs unkaa q
Ia fbe EaHter1 States. ssr2wbersies
may be had daring eight % nths Of TIE
year. Their GFsf appeagSnce d ezriy
IN Nay. during which mansh. Jans and
1Elg they are exesedineiy attendant.
ard daring 5eptenbsF. OstobeF. Hsvess-
sex sud early Dsoember fhsy sipsn IN
small qusniities and fsd 3 ready sale
Ososr berries ass squslly plsntifaL
HOPs.
IN point Of vsius hops are tie chief
erDp. TIE ssreaEs planted Is sognt
1900. aud the average annnai yield
abvgf 100 ponnds 70 tie ssre.
Il IL poor land snd poorer cultivation
that does not prgduoe 1590 pounds 2
tie acre, whiss NOS fnffeqaentty zoo
pcnrds are grown, and under the most
fayoEabls circumstances OCCASIONALLY
5000. TIE Averages, shouRh j. about -
stated. Whsn Il is borne N Dind thas
go pggnds 70 chs acre IL considered an
excellent yield il tue Esstexn States
aud Earope, the advantages Of the
farmer hers will be appreciated. IL
may also be said that 3 erop fsisare Gas
neyeg known here from any cause.
Neither drought. moisture, inseets of
other plaques Of the bop Rrowet else.
where have ever been known % hart the
grower Of this Territory. Tue cost Of
pFoduefi0n and marketing Of hops y
under cents 8 pound. The averages
price received is over %. Tbs huctza-
tons in prizes. however, are great. Os-
easionally hops 90 down g. 8. 3 and 10
cents q poaad, enabling oar farmers 20
merely realize cost Of pFoduoti0n, and
AQain they 20 to 60 and 80 cents q
p0and, AMI enc season ls5t--f6ey
brought over q dollar q pound. The
crop o. 1886 sold AZ from 20 10 s. cents,
averaging over q, and bringing 20 ous
farmers 10 the nsiehboFhood Of BALI q
miili0n d0llara. Toe advantages q the
Washington farmer may be readily re-
allied from the foregoing statements
Unlike his Eastern brethren, be neveI
gross hops at a loss, bis crops never
fsii, bis yield Il more than three times
A. great as theirs, aud his profit proper
tiouetsiy greater and more certain.
These things being true. Il may be
wondered Why the cultivation OF hops
~ not more general; in fact. Why tue
effort to mOn0p3lizs the production
does not foilOW, according - the laws
Of trade. This h quite snFe TO be the
ultimate result. IL cannot be, however
until the population is greatly in
creased. The produotion nov " about
20 great ~ the capacity Of the country
20 handle. The supply of pickers !.
insufficient, and IL more hops were
grown they woala simply spoil fog wan
OF help 10 harvest them. This viii b'
remedied, though. By immigration
when, IL u safe 20 say. the King County
PRODUCT will be multiplied fve, and
perhaps ten, times over.
OTHER FARM PRODUCTS.
Mixed farming is carried on in Kins
County generally. Farmers all have
their orchards, vegetable gardens, poui
try, cattle. haFses, hay fields, etc. Ths
annual yield Of hay il abOat 10000 tons
worth usually from 50 10 Sl3 ton. Thg
Yield per acre il great. Two tons is be
low the average for good land; three
four. aud even five tons being not 90
common. This hay Is all consumed II
the county, Roing 90 feed stock os tn'
4 IhktnAt hAfhen III tlG AoNUSB h1a o8NsAi
IN the logging camps. Potatoes 10 an
other considerable crop, the vel bsinE
from 5000 10 100000 bushels per an
nun, for which from IS 10 60 cents {
bushel are obtained. Potatoes yielc
from 800 TO 500 bushels per acre, al
thsntic reports being numerous OF thl
occasional production Of COO, 100, and
even 500 bushels. Bat little wheat
barley and rye are grown, oats being th'
leading grain, the annual production be
ing about 5000 bushels. Oats yield a
high AZ 100 bushels 10 the acre, the
average being 60. Ffuit culture bias
been pushed further Ia King COUNTY
than In any other eounty 10 Western
/ Washington. Except strawberries
however, the fruit Substantially all hBdi
sale and consumption among o1r PEG
pie.
Not to exceed 10, 900 Of the $50, 900 acreI
Of agricultural land IN KING County ar.
utilized by the tiileF Of the soil, and
frem these 10000 acres coms returni
that could not possibly Be equalled b.
10000 acres in any State east Of th'
Mississippi river.